Sealed paper bids or electronic bids for the construction of the following project which generally consists of asphalt roadway improvements, drainage improvements and other miscellaneous items shown on the drawings or herein specified will be received by the Lafourche Parish Government located at 402 Green Street, Thibodaux, Louisiana 70302, until 2:00 p.m. on April 5, 2017 at which time and place bids will be publicly opened and read. No bids will be received after 2:00 p.m.

There will be a mandatory pre-bid conference held at 10:00 a.m. on March 22, 2017 at Angelette-Picciola, LLC’s office located at 13379 Highway 3235, Larose, Louisiana 70373. This pre-bid conference will include a job site visit and is mandatory.

Bids must be submitted on the forms provided by the Contracting Agency, must be prepared in accordance with Section 2 of the 2009 General Provisions of the Office of Public Works and Intermodal Transportation and must include all the information required by the bid form. Bid forms are available from the Engineer and electronic bidding will not be issued later than 24 hours prior to the time set for opening the bids. Each bid shall include a proposal guaranty in an amount not less than specified above.

The contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder without discrimination on grounds of race, color, sex or national origin. Disadvantaged businesses will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids.

The bid forms may be examined online at www.centralauctionhouse.com. Plans, specifications, and bid forms may be obtained from the Engineer upon payment of $75.00.

In accordance with R.S. 38:2212 A(1)(e), deposits on the first set of documents furnished bona fide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of the documents, deposits on any additional sets will be refunded less the actual costs of reproduction. Refunds will be made upon return of the documents if within ten days after receipt of bids.

The award of a contract, if awarded, will be made to the lowest qualified bidder whose proposal complies with all requirements prescribed within 60 calendar days after opening proposals. However, when the contract is to be financed by bonds which are required to be sold after receipts of bids, or when the contract is to be financed in whole or part by federal or other funds not available at the time bids are received, the time will not start until receipt of federal and/or state concurrence or concurrence of the other funding source.

Award will be within 30 calendar days after the sale of bonds or receipt of concurrence in award from federal and/or state agency or other funding source. The successful bidder will be notified by letter mailed to the address shown in the proposal that the bidder is awarded the contract.

The award of a contract for projects financed either partially or entirely with State bonds will be contingent on approval by the State Bond Commission.

On projects involving federal funds the award of contract will also be contingent upon concurrence by the appropriate federal agency.

On projects involving state funds the award of contract will also be contingent upon concurrence by the appropriate state agency.